BJ Villainess

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Dramania’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[An identity beyond imagination

ㄴㅇㄱ

.]

Of course, it was unimaginable. This is a major setting that players can only know if they choose the commuting route in hard mode. In other words, this setting did not apply to me since I chose the dormitory. Therefore, I had not anticipated experiencing events related to Euges’s regression trait. No, to be more accurate, I had been too overwhelmed by numerous events to even consider such a possibility.

Ding!

[Dungeon Quest: Stop the Regression]

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Reward: Intelligence Increase

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Failure: Death

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Remaining Time: 00:05:00

Finally, a quest appeared to stop the regression. Death as a penalty was all too expected.

“Pull yourself together, Your Majesty! Damn it, why does a fire have to start right below us?”

I cajoled, soothed, scolded, hugged, and pinched the cheeks of Euges, who was sitting on the floor engulfed in panic.

It was an incredibly unlucky situation. The complication of matters was severe. Even amidst this, time mercilessly passed.

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Remaining Time: 00:04:10]

There was no way to snap Euges out of it. Accepting this fact brought despair but also a sense of clarity to my mind.

The appearance of the quest means there must be a way to resolve this situation, right?

But how?

Then, the reward part of the quest caught my eye.

It was strange. Why intelligence? That’s a stat related to magical abilities.

“…

, magic?”

Could the solution to this situation be magic? Me, a mere human, against someone who is twisting time to regress?

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa

‘

has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Theresa, you can do it

ㅠㅠ

! Never give up!!]

[The Constellations are cheering for the BJ.]

Amidst the urgent and chaotic situation in my head, a memory suddenly surfaced. It was the day I checked the Squire Arcane magic book with Raul in the library and heard those words.

I had been told I transcended human standards. Is this the opportunity to verify if that was true?

I bit my lip hard enough to draw blood, even as I felt resigned.

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Remaining Time: 00:03:47]

I need to look at this phenomenon again. I need to find out how Euges is reversing the world.

First, let’s check around him. Observing not Euges but his surroundings with a calm eye, I noticed a phenomenon where small particles of stone were shooting upwards. A sign that something was happening.

There was no feeling of explosive mana being released around Euges nor of any large-scale magic being utilized.

This ability was related to his lineage. Euges, born with the most vivid purple eyes among the emperors, was the only one who could use the power of regression. Regression was a trait given by a god to rescue Euges from danger. Although the regression, meant to save him, ended up showing him a more terrible hell…

“There must be a trigger to activate the regression…”

Just like the black butterfly that sent me to another dimension.

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Remaining Time: 00:02:21]

At that moment, a light bulb went off in my head.

The black butterfly that disappeared with Clyde had a weak connection to the Squire family. But the Squire Butterfly was different. It was a power directly given by a demon god.

Ultimately, there’s a connecting point between the existing Black Butterfly and the Squire Butterfly.

Then, Euges’s regression ability must also have a similar mechanism.

The black butterfly that moved me to another place in times of crisis. The time reversed to revive Euges, who died in flames. Meaning there’s ‘something invisible’ here with me.

I immediately took out a potion from my inventory that amplified mana and swallowed it in one gulp. And then, I gathered all my mana to visualize the invisible.

Mana enveloped the area in an instant. The mana, following my will, transformed into countless lines, creating a giant skein. It soon began to take shape. Dozens of magics were synthesized and separated repeatedly. New magic was continuously created. And then synthesized again.

Magic that didn’t exist in the world was being created out of thin air. Separation. Deletion. Synthesis. Change. Addition… As the magic circle grew larger and expanded massively.

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Remaining Time: 00:00:10]

“The sign of the concealed contract, reveals your true form before me!”

It was the longest incantation among all the magic I had created. My entire mana was drained, causing my vision to blur. But the moment I saw a giant clock revealing itself with a faint light, my mind snapped back to clarity. The clock was rewinding in the opposite direction.

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘I Hate Romance’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Look at the scale

ㄷㄷ

.]

I took out more potions to drink. Instinctively, I knew I needed an enormous amount of mana beyond my limit.

When I drank three bottles of mana amplification potion in a row, my heart felt like it was going to burst. By the fifth bottle, it felt like my heartbeat had stopped altogether.

“

!” My body, unable to bear the burden, vomited dark blood.

Ding!

[The Constellation ‘Born From Theresa’s Heart’ has sponsored 1,000,000 coins.]

[Please!!!!!

ㅠㅠㅠ

This is going to kill our girl!!!!!!

ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

]

The rampaging mana, like a living creature, intertwined tightly with the world. I felt a tense sensation as if I had tamed a wild horse. And then I realized. I can control it. Such confidence surged through me.

“Stop

―

!” I used all my mana as a sacrifice to halt the clock hands.

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Remaining Time: 00:00:02]

The dwindling timer stopped, as did the clock that was rewinding time. And then.

The clock hands started moving in the correct direction again.

Ding!

[Dungeon Quest: Stop the Regression completed]

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Reward: Intelligence Increase

My vision then blurred.

* * *

The clock had already been rewound to some extent. To nullify that as if it never happened was beyond my capabilities. As much as the clock had been rewound, I lifted my eyelids, unaware of the regressed timeline.

My body shook.

“―――――

!”

“――

.”

“―――

?”

Rapid, disorderly conversations brushed past my ears. I was exchanging glances with Euges, our faces close together.

…Ah. I realized the current moment. It was when the carriage headed to the stadium. The moment Euges pulled down the parasol and kissed me.

As I hesitated for a moment, Euges, whose intentions were unclear, let go of the parasol he had been pulling. As the parasol sprang up, I saw Joanna looking at us with a very upset expression, just like before.

However, Euges’s reaction was markedly different from before, leaving me uncertain.

How is he interpreting the current situation? Does he know that I stopped the regression? He was almost unconscious with panic when it happened. So, he must not have been aware of what I said or did.

While I pondered Euges’s condition, we arrived at the stadium.

“I’ll escort you to the VIP seats.”

Up to this point, it was the same. But then, suddenly, Euges clutched his head with one hand. Was he feeling a headache? The exposed neck above his coat showed veins bulging like those of a person enduring great pain.

I called an employee with wide eyes. “Where’s the restroom? Lead us to the quietest place available.”

Others also noticed Euges’s unusual condition and hurriedly led us to the restroom. Joanna, seeing Euges complain of a headache, seemed heartbroken, abandoning her own husband to follow us. “I’ll come with you!”

That was problematic. With Euges’s frayed nerves, there’s no telling what he might do to the bothersome Joanna.

I firmly declined. “Thank you for your concern, but this is my husband’s issue. I’ll take care of it, Madam Mintzberg.”

Joanna glared at me with lit eyes. To an observer, it might seem as if she was Euges’s wife and I was the mistress threatening their home. Her actions were so peculiar that even the clueless Patrick felt a bit annoyed.

“It’s good to worry about a sick person. But the head of the family’s health issue is not something for us to meddle in, Wife.”

“…I was just shocked.” Even in this situation, Joanna tried to maintain her pride without apologizing.

I had no time to argue with them, so I quickly took Euges to the most secluded restroom.

Before the employee left, he asked. “Should I call a doctor?”

“It’s alright, you may go.”

I thought Euges’s headache could be solved with a potion. As soon as the employee left, I took out a potion from my inventory, but suddenly, Euges reached out and locked the door. Before I could even wonder why.

“…!”

An intense kiss began unexpectedly, causing me to drop the potion.